{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"d28cf2952dac01dbd6d2221a","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d28cf2952dac01dbd6d2221a","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d28cf2952dac01dbd6d2221a","title":"Software Engineer - Space Reliability","description":"Overview Spire is making a fundamental shift in how it operates its constellation. We are moving from a model where trained operators watch dashboards and escalate to experts, to one where the system is fully autonomous, self-healing, and data intelligent. This team is building that future, and this role sits at the center of it.\r\nThe old model relies on operators, escalations, manual processes, and institutional knowledge locked in the heads of a few experts. It does not scale and it does not belong in a modern space company. We know what we want to replace it with: SRE principles applied to a constellation, autonomous fault handling, AI-driven anomaly detection, low toil, high data quality, and continuous improvement baked into the system.\r\nYou will be one of the engineers who makes that real.\r\nWhat You Will Work On Autonomous Operations\r\nDesign and build fault detection, isolation, and automated recovery pipelines for satellites and ground stations\r\nDrive elimination of manual processes. If a human is doing it repeatedly, automate it.\r\nBuild space situational awareness systems so the fleet always knows its own state\r\nDevelop operational automation for mission execution at scale\r\nTelemetry and Data Platform\r\nArchitect and build a flexible data platform that ingests, stores, and surfaces telemetry from space and ground assets\r\nBuild analytics and visualization tools that surface operational insight and not just raw data\r\nApply ML and AI techniques to detect anomalies, predict failures, and optimize constellation performance\r\nWork directly with data at every layer from pipeline design to query\r\nReliability Engineering\r\nDefine and instrument SLOs and reliability metrics for space and ground assets\r\nBuild monitoring and alerting systems that know what matters and ruthlessly suppress noise\r\nOwn configuration control and software rollout processes for on-orbit and ground assets\r\nMission Software\r\nBuild real-time dashboards and operator tooling that make mission status immediately legible\r\nCollaborate directly with satellite operators and mission teams to turn operational pain into software solutions\r\nDesign systems for automated mission execution including planning, scheduling, and commanding at scale\r\nBasic Qualifications 5+ years of professional software engineering, SRE, or DevOps experience\r\nStrong Python skills across backend services, data pipelines, and automation. Not just scripts.\r\nReal experience applying data analysis to solve complex operational or technical problems, comfortable working directly with data at every layer from pipeline design to query\r\nSolid Linux fundamentals including bash scripting and basic system administration\r\nExperience with containerized development and production environments\r\nThe communication skills to work across engineering, operations, and mission teams and translate real-world requirements into working software\r\nPreferred Qualifications Experience with data backends such as Postgres, Redis, Elasticsearch, or S3\r\nHands-on experience with Databricks or modern data Lakehouse tooling\r\nExperience building or operating monitoring and alerting systems such as Grafana, Prometheus, or Nagios\r\nInfrastructure as Code experience with tools such as Terraform or Ansible\r\nML or AI applications in an operational or monitoring context\r\nExperience with Python data visualization libraries\r\nSpire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three business days per week in the office.\r\nAccess to US export-controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying. #LI-MK1\r\nThe anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Final base salary for this role will be based on the location, skills, experience and qualifications. In addition to base compensation, this role may be eligible for annual equity awards and our employee benefits program, including vacation, sick, and personal time off; optional medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage; a 401(K) plan; health and wellness reimbursement program; and participation in Spire's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.\r\nSalary Range\r\n$130,500 — $171,000 USD\r\nAbout Spire We improve life on Earth with data from space.\r\nSpire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. In addition to its constellation, Spire's data infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth.\r\nSpire is Global and our success draws upon the diverse viewpoints, skills and experiences of our employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.\r\nTo help maintain a safe and secure workplace for Spire employees, all candidates who receive a conditional offer will be required to complete a background check. 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We are moving from a model where trained operators watch dashboards and escalate to experts, to one where the system is fully autonomous, self-healing, and data intelligent. This team is building that future, and this role sits at the center of it.\r\nThe old model relies on operators, escalations, manual processes, and institutional knowledge locked in the heads of a few experts. It does not scale and it does not belong in a modern space company. We know what we want to replace it with: SRE principles applied to a constellation, autonomous fault handling, AI-driven anomaly detection, low toil, high data quality, and continuous improvement baked into the system.\r\nYou will be one of the engineers who makes that real.\r\nWhat You Will Work On Autonomous Operations\r\nDesign and build fault detection, isolation, and automated recovery pipelines for satellites and ground stations\r\nDrive elimination of manual processes. If a human is doing it repeatedly, automate it.\r\nBuild space situational awareness systems so the fleet always knows its own state\r\nDevelop operational automation for mission execution at scale\r\nTelemetry and Data Platform\r\nArchitect and build a flexible data platform that ingests, stores, and surfaces telemetry from space and ground assets\r\nBuild analytics and visualization tools that surface operational insight and not just raw data\r\nApply ML and AI techniques to detect anomalies, predict failures, and optimize constellation performance\r\nWork directly with data at every layer from pipeline design to query\r\nReliability Engineering\r\nDefine and instrument SLOs and reliability metrics for space and ground assets\r\nBuild monitoring and alerting systems that know what matters and ruthlessly suppress noise\r\nOwn configuration control and software rollout processes for on-orbit and ground assets\r\nMission Software\r\nBuild real-time dashboards and operator tooling that make mission status immediately legible\r\nCollaborate directly with satellite operators and mission teams to turn operational pain into software solutions\r\nDesign systems for automated mission execution including planning, scheduling, and commanding at scale\r\nBasic Qualifications 5+ years of professional software engineering, SRE, or DevOps experience\r\nStrong Python skills across backend services, data pipelines, and automation. 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If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses—this is not something candidates need to have before applying. #LI-MK1\r\nThe anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Final base salary for this role will be based on the location, skills, experience and qualifications. In addition to base compensation, this role may be eligible for annual equity awards and our employee benefits program, including vacation, sick, and personal time off; optional medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage; a 401(K) plan; health and wellness reimbursement program; and participation in Spire's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.\r\nSalary Range\r\n$130,500 — $171,000 USD\r\nAbout Spire We improve life on Earth with data from space.\r\nSpire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. 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